Lehedon did not want to abandon the Dual Empire now, but he used the throne as a threat to force the Magyar nobles to make some concessions to him, and now they needed the Austrians to protect them.

The main contradictions of the empire were the growing feelings of national autonomy, which were particularly evident in Hungary and Bohemia. This required some compromise, but the Magyar nobles were reluctant to relinquish power in their hands. Both Croatia-Slovenia and Bohemia had a strong desire for self-government, and the Romanians of Transylvania could not bear the oppression of the Magyars and longed for union with Romania.

After becoming crown prince, Helton promised to grant equal autonomy to Czechs and Croats, which was conducive to resolving the contradictions within the empire. But in the government and parliament, his mention has not been implemented.

Since the Vienna Revolution of 1848, the executive power of the Reich has never been handed over to the Imperial Family, and the imperial system devised in the Schwarzenberg era expected the Habsburgs to attain the status of the Holy Roman Empire as the subject of the German nation, but this dream was shattered by the Prussians.

The Habsburgs lost their influence in the German principalities of Bavaria and Saxony, as well as the East Netherlands (Belgium) and Holstein-Schleswig, which they had acquired during the war with Denmark, leaving only the Austrian Empire, consisting of Upper and Lower Austria and Tyrol.

There was a complex historical link between the Austrian Empire, centered in Vienna, and the Hungarian king. The deliverance of Ivante's subjects from Ottoman rule paid off, and the Magyars had been loyal supporters of the Habsburgs for many years.

The problem now is that the Magyars are unwilling to give up any privileges within the territory of St. Stephen.

This caused disgust and hatred among the Slavs, Romanians, and Slovaks, who were the majority of the country. Relatively speaking, the peoples of the empire did not oppose the Habsburgs, as can be seen in the conscription process at the beginning of the war, not only Germans and Magyars, but also Slavs, Romanians, Czechs and even Poles in the empire, who enthusiastically signed up and then went to the front with high morale to fight bravely to defend the empire.

The Croats also received the honor of becoming an independent army for their bravery in battle.

As the crown prince, Heldon rarely interfered in the political affairs of the empire, and his main energy was basically focused on the army and warfare. Now that he has become emperor, he has to devote more energy to reconciling various contradictions in the country. Although disgusted by some of the Magyars' practices, he was compelled to make concessions to Tisza.

Now in times of war, Austria's industrial regions had to rely on food loans from Hungary to avoid the threat of starvation. After some haggling, the prime minister agreed to grant greater autonomy to the Czechs and Croats, and Helden decided to be crowned King of Hungary in January 1917, endorsing the Magyars.

The reforms began first with the army, and the imperial government in Vienna agreed that Bohemia and Croatia could form separate local defense units, and agreed to expand the size and composition of the Polish and Ukrainian armies in the Galiciega region.

Kondla. Baron Hezendorf became the first general to be promoted to field marshal in the war and became the new Minister of the Army, and Colonel-General Boloyevich became the new Chief of the General Staff. The Admiralty became independent from the War Ministry and became one of the components of the Imperial Cabinet, and Negovan became the first Minister of the Admiralty. Horthy was promoted to admiral and became the new commander-in-chief of the Navy.

When the whole world woke up from its sleep, the snow covering the continent of Europe was still there, but the sky was quietly changing color.

After his official coronation as King of Hungary, a grand military parade was held with His Majesty Friedrich, who was crowned Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia, King of Hungary and King of Romania.

In front of the Reichsthazzle in Vienna's Hofburg Palace, the new owners of the Empire, Emperor Friedrich, his wife, Empress Eileen, and the 18-year-old Crown Prince Maximilian sit in the middle of the huge viewing platform in the Neu-Hofburg Palace, flanked by Kaiser Wilhelm II and Empress Wilhelm II of Germany. In addition to the hostile Britain, France, and Russia, dignitaries and representatives of various countries who attended the ceremony of the new emperor and the late crown of the Hungarian king all participated in this grand military parade of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in order to demonstrate its military might.

Steel guns are lined up and bayonets shine.

The officers and soldiers of the empire, dressed in brand-new uniforms and marching in a neat march, lined up in a square formation leading to Guò Square.

The Austrian Emperor had already left the viewing platform, dressed in the dress of a generalissimo, standing in an open-top car and began to inspect his troops. Royal Tyrolean Mountain Infantry Squadron, Croatian Infantry Squadron, Lower Austrian Infantry Squadron, Hungarian Defence Squadron, Upper Austrian Infantry Squadron, Royal Praetorian Guard Squadron, Hungarian Hussar Squadron, Galician Infantry Squadron, Marine Corps Squadron, First Fleet Sailor Squadron...... Announcers in dozens of loudspeakers in the square introduced the origin and achievements of each heroic unit, and caused cheers from the hundreds of thousands of people who attended the ceremony.

"Long live the Emperor!"

"For the Empire!"

As the new emperor saluted each of the squares, the officers and soldiers shouted neat slogans. The pace of Qiang Qiang and the slogans of 10,000 people in unison are enough to make people's blood boil.

"This is my army, my empire and my people, and I will do everything in my power to defend the peace of the empire and protect the rights of the people!" A voice shouted in the bottom of my heart.

"What is the Emperor of Austria trying to express?" On the viewing platform, the Ottoman Empire's representative, Admiral Pasha, said to Foreign Minister Zia, who was sitting prominently.

"Combined forces!" Zia said, glancing at the sideless Austrian infantry cavalry in the audience, and said with envy, "He is demonstrating his power to the whole world, and in order to maintain the hearts and minds of the people of this empire." "The Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary were a feud, and it was the Austrians who stopped the Ottoman Empire's expansion in Vienna, and the two countries, which had been at war for nearly two hundred years, were full of suspicion and hostility to each other, and now they had to sit together.

"So far, the Austrians have gotten too much, but we have nothing." "Enver and I both hope to retake the Crimea, the Kuban and the Caucasus. He looked at the artillery team in the audience, and on the battlefield the Austro-Hungarian artillery, especially the heavy artillery unit, showed extraordinary strength, and its sophisticated equipment even surpassed the German Army in some aspects, and the 75 mm M1898 cannon, the 105 mm 1909 light howitzer, the 105 mm M1903 heavy cannon and the 150 mm M1905 heavy howitzer appeared in the Imperial Square, which made the financially stretched Turks look red.

"It's very difficult to do, the Austrians are also coveting the Crimean Peninsula, we can get the Caucasus at most, and we have to look at them in terms of the distribution of benefits." Zia couldn't help but sigh, the Ottoman Empire suffered huge casualties in the war, but it was not rewarded accordingly, this is the gap between national strengths.

Fortunately, they still have the support of the Germans behind them.

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